TexHiss Jimmy Horton - Poor Animal Condition, Bad Shipping Practices

I have seen by a previous thread what throwing IBD around can cause. I think it's the devastation it causes that it's always a present paranoia whether it's there or not. Every time I see those letters I get very nervous even though it's rare. Which is why I said diseases, not sure who the first was to say IBD but it's like the worst disease any of us ever want to deal with..

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I believe the OP mentioned IBD. But she is the one who observed the behavior and she just mentioned it as one of many possibilities. Nonetheless, I would think it prudent for an autopsy and test. And seller should pay for it. Autopsy may just determine it starved to death. That little boa was dead on arrival, but it just did not know it yet!

Originally Posted by ElexisOrtiz

I have seen by a previous thread what throwing IBD around can cause. I think it's the devastation it causes that it's always a present paranoia whether it's there or not. Every time I see those letters I get very nervous even though it's rare. Which is why I said diseases, not sure who the first was to say IBD but it's like the worst disease any of us ever want to deal with..

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Elexis,
Truer words were never spoken! I agree 100%.....

I Kept, raised and bred boa's for 26 years, until 2003 when I decided to sell out.

Make a long story short, I sold several high end boa's in 2004 to a client I had known for a while, and trusted. I trusted him for $2200, on a much larger amount already paid. When I called him out for the balance a few months later, he started telling folks I sold boas with the DREADED Words no one in the Boa community wants to hear, IBD.

Of course he was trying to get out of paying me with those tactics, needless to say I never had boas with IBD, there are breeders today still breeding my bloodlines.

So I see, those dreaded words still strike fear in boa breeders today! Those in the know, know IBD is extremely rare!

I'm not saying in any way shape or form that the OP is doing that, I'm sure she's extremely concerned, and has every right to be, but again IBD, unless results are confirmed, should NEVER be used........

Just my opinion.......

Mikasa, I'm truly sorry to hear about your loss! Best of luck to you!


Lynn Peterson
Big Time Reptiles

Oh noo nooo! I wasn't trying to do that, it's just always a concern in the back of my mind, and the corkscrewing brought up that fear! The test must definitely be done before saying anything definitive!

Ouchie, called the closest place that does necropsies and it's $100. I can do it but that's a serious ouch.

Perhaps the seller will agree to pay for the test. I would think he would like to clear his name, even though it is much, much more likely he just sent you a nearly starved boa, as opposed to an IBD infected boa. Likely that poor snake simply starved to death. It was knocking on death's door when you received it. Nice guy to do business with!

Yeah, I've been calling vet clinics and they all say they go through the University of KY Veterinary Diagnostic Lab and that they don't know of any other labs that do necropsies on animals.

Originally Posted by Kuamata

Yeah, I've been calling vet clinics and they all say they go through the University of KY Veterinary Diagnostic Lab and that they don't know of any other labs that do necropsies on animals.

University of Florida does a blood test to check for IBD. Your vet can submit a sample and should probably contact them in advance to find out what is needed. There will be another fee for the test, I think $130, plus the shipping cost to send the blood sample.

http://labs.vetmed.ufl.edu/sample-re...ions/boid-ibd/

http://labs.vetmed.ufl.edu/sample-re...ed-infections/

That is getting to be a pretty expensive snake carcass that guy sold you.

I'm sorry the boa died. I'm sadly not surprised seeing what kind of condition it was in when you got it.